yes I think we all hope that many leaking sites emerge and not all of them are led by charismatic dictators with a thing for getting press. that being said, wikileaks has already done a lot of good and will continue to do so in the future I have faith in that.

A bit. On the other hand, bitcoin is only starting to be taken seriously. Half a year ago the yearly income of Wikileaks foundation was more than Bitcoin's entire market cap.

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Bitcoin is the ultimate freedom test. It tells you who is giving lip service and who genuinely believes in it.

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I remember someone posting about half a year ago (can't find the post now) that wikileaks decided to wait deliberately because accepting bitcoin too early would have endagered the still vulnerable currency.